New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced that the 2026 I BIRD NY Challenge for birders of all ages and abilities is underway. The challenge encourages New Yorkers and visitors to identify birds and learn about birdlife, and finishers ...

An unidentified man was rescued Saturday afternoon after falling through ice on a pond near a mobile home location. The Chautauqua County Water Emergency Team was dispatched to assist the Portland and Brocton Fire Departments behind the Grapevine Estates property at 6037 Route 5 in Portland. ...

The Chautauqua County Humane Society’s Pet of the Week is Ozzy, a Forever Foster pup who clearly didn’t get the memo that he’s supposed to be slowing down. At his age, most dogs are ready to nap the day away, but not Ozzy. Like his namesake, Ozzy’s got a larger-than-life personality, a ...

MAYVILLE - Forty members, including three guests, attended the Mayville Senior Citizens meeting at the VFW in Mayville recently. It was the first meeting of the year, as January’s session was canceled due to weather. After an invocation by Dianne Goodrich, members had a soup and sandwich ...

PANAMA - Panama Central School officials recently released the school’s Students of the Quarter for the first quarter of the 2025-26 school year. They are: Walker Eggleston, seventh grade and the son of Adam and Bessie Eggleston of Panama. Walker is an honor roll student and his favorite ...

WESTFIELD - A new historical lecture series, free and open to the public, will begin on Thursday, March 5, at the Patterson Library in Westfield. Known as the “Fireside Lecture Series,” the program programming is a collaboration between the Chautauqua County Historical Society and the ...